The 2003 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved four schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 21, 2003, and ended with the championship game on March 23. A total of four games were played. The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Harvard Crimson 4–3 in double overtime for their third straight national championship. As of 2026, they are the only women's hockey team to have won the NCAA tournament in three consecutive years. This was the first women's hockey final to go to overtime and the only one until 2010.
Qualifying teams
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth TypeAppearanceLast bid1Minnesota DuluthWCHA29–3–2Tournament champion3rd20022HarvardECAC30–2–1Tournament champion2nd20013MinnesotaWCHA27–7–1At-large bid2nd20024DartmouthECAC26–7–0At-large bid2nd2001
NCAA Frozen Four
The championship game was attended by 5,167. This set a new record for single-game attendance in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey, which would not be surpassed until January 26, 2008 (when 5,377 attended a Wisconsin home game at the Kohl Center against the St. Cloud State).
Notes UMD made women's hockey history as the Bulldogs won their third straight NCAA Frozen Four tournament. The Bulldogs defeated Harvard in a double overtime win 4–3. The game was held in Duluth, Minnesota in front of the largest crowd in women's hockey NCAA history (5,167). Nora Tallus scored the game winner 4:19 into the second overtime.
Tournament awards All-Tournament Team G: Amy Ferguson, Dartmouth D: Julie Chu, Harvard D: Angela Ruggiero, Harvard F: Caroline Ouellette*, Minnesota Duluth F: Jenny Potter, Minnesota Duluth F: Hanne Sikiö, Minnesota Duluth
* Most Outstanding Player
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